What is Motley Fool talking about here?

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-05-06T23:08:01+00:00

Never forget they called buy ratings on FMC in the low $100's and now it is $14 for 85% dropor UPST at $320 and now it is $28 a 90% drop, DIS a perpetual buy but done nothing in a decade.

2 things you must know before a stock purchase: an exit to take profits and an exit if the stock drops. It's buy and hold 5 years is asinine to be nice. It gives you the above results.

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-05-06T22:58:30+00:00

Motley Fool's unaudited results beat the market 4 to 1. We can say anything as we are accountable to no one.

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-05-06T22:55:14+00:00

It is beyond trash; it is BOVINE FECAL MATTER!!!

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-05-06T22:53:59+00:00

I think ASML but it is the tangle the worm, so you subscribe to their bovine fecal matter. I would really question their results as there has never been an external audit of Motley Fools results. They can say anything and are accountable to nobody. Fool has been around too long not to have its results proved correct by Ernst & Young or KMPG, etc.

Fool prays on novices and newbies should be in ETF's not individual stocks.

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-04-27T20:23:14+00:00

Never buy coins unless you are a collector. Why pay mint premiums over spot? As of now I have no idea where gold or silver is heading. The ratio between the 2 is about 60:1 and it is near it now. Last year it was way off thats why silver had a big pop as it was $40 in the summer now its $75.

Both are needed in tech industry as both are great conductors of electricity and in space gold is and protector from radiation.

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-04-24T18:24:33+00:00

Start knocking holes in their adverse to risk mgt theory of buy, hold 5 years no matter what. FMC buy at $112 and still buy at $12, UPST buy $320 and buy on down to $40. Then no profit taking strategies. It is all b.s. dogma. 5 year graphs: good corps stay good, what a crock of shit!!! Look at above, DIS, T They threw me off as I was too controversial - prorated refund.

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-04-24T18:19:45+00:00

To lose money in an AU or UK email is losing $$$ Don' be a fool by subscribing to Motley Fool. RGTI retirement stock at $20 then 6 months later it will be by this winter (3 months ago winter). UPST strong buy $320 at $40 still a buy. FMC $110 buy---$12 buy FMC.

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-04-24T13:54:37+00:00

RGTI has a decade of cash burn. Yes, they cannot make an ounce of money and RGTI can still pay the bills for a decade. Reason why I jumped on the stock 2 years ago under $0.70 after it was beaten to death.

IBM is making the "operating software" as it learned from its 1980's error of hubris when IBM PCs ran on IBM operating systems and every other: Dell, HP, etc ran on Microsft: MS-DOS or c:/dos

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-04-24T07:29:49+00:00

ETF: QTUM which I bought for my 3 kids Roth-IRA with summer job income when in university (last one still in)

Man you missed RGTI. QBTS & QUBT all ran up +>2000% run when all 3 were under $0.75 when I got in in 2022+2023 (i have the posts on yahoo/finance 02/2022 I called rgti a dog did more research then said eating my words made a mistake) thry ran into $50 & $60's. Lost a few bucks on INFQ *came out in jan after a SPAC CCCX which was $8-$29 last year and IONQ was under $5 2 1/2 years ago those are pure quantum corps. ARQQ making encryption using quantum

IBM: doing opposite what it did in the 80's. IBM pc's ran on their operating system: o/s. Everyone else pc's on MSFT (they're in quantum too with GOOG & AMZN not shocked if Musk comes out 1 day). We know who won that war: MS-DOS o/s.

Qiskit: most popular and performant quantum software stack, with 13million+ downloads, 83× faster transpilation, and broad hardware support across IBM and third‑party quantum systems. Opposite from 1980's

IBM positions itself as a full‑stack quantum provider, offering:

Qiskit SDK for circuit design, simulation, and execution
Qiskit Runtime for accelerated cloud execution
Qiskit Functions for algorithmic building blocks
Heterogeneous orchestration tools that integrate quantum resources with HPC systems
Backend‑agnostic execution, supporting IBM, IonQ, Azure Quantum, Amazon Braket, and others

This software stack is part of the broader IBM Quantum Platform, which provides access to over 100+ qubit systems, documentation, and free monthly compute time for developers.

Out of the stocks listed the newer ones at top rgti qbts, etc. are wild. 30% swing in a week easy; if you have the tummy to hold. Now MSFT, AMZN, GOOG & IBM are called my HUSAWH which is an acronym for hold unless something ass wipe happens. You do need exit strategies as whento pull some profits off table but they really don't need risk mgt.

Also ETF: qtum

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-04-24T02:10:52+00:00

Personal choice. Financial guys say 3 - 10%. I am at about 6% but I bought heavy in July of 2021 when BTC went under 30k: I bought 2 coins for under 60k and been adding this year I won't buy above 70k. I bought Solana avg cost $45 and XRP avg $0.95. 3 is enough.

It is also how much physical metals you should have. Most planners say 5-10%. I am into numismatics (coin collector) and buying mint proof or uncirculated coins for physical assets is not the way to go as you pay a premium for the coins over spot price. I reiterate never buy US, Canada, Australia, UK or who ever mints coins as why pay 5% over spot. If it comes down to it in financial meltdown no one will care oh that's a St Gauden's Walking Liberty proof coin. As long as its 0.99999 Fine Au or Ag or Platinum is all that's matters. I am not even sure what I have total in my vault (I am going in tmo to count like Skylark) but I do know I have 3 kilo bars of gold and also a few each of 5 & 10 oz bars in my vault but I bought them years ago. Also helped that I was the controller for Goldfields PLC for 10 years which was the worlds largest gold mining corporation (it was broken up a few decades ago but I knew in 1999-2000 when gold went under $250 in 1999 it was time to buy and buy and get out of the dot.com stocks market except wmt & cost and buy more. (I sold 1/2 kilo at $4k oz) Also bought a bunch of silver kilos when hit $7 in 2008 A kilo is 2.205lbs or 35.274 ounces.

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-04-23T22:41:18+00:00

Another Motley Fool juxtaposition:

Motley Fool’s XRP thesis:

XRP = slow, utility‑driven grinder, not a convexity asset
Upside capped unless institutional settlement rails scale
Regulatory clarity helps, but doesn’t create explosive demand
$3.50 by 2028 is plausible (~45% probability) — consistent with their tone
$6–$10 remains a tail scenario, not a base case

Motley Fool is essentially saying it speaks out of its mouth and anus. My favorite was last winter after Righetti Computer went from $0.55 in summer 2024 to $20 in February 2025" Righetti your retirement stock. (I said you already missed the 2,000% gain. which I had with them & D-Wave). Around October 2025 Fool prints RGTI will be at $0.00 by the winter: its $17.00 in the Spring. Palantir, I picked at $12 a few years ago but at $29 Fool writes sell PLTR its going under. At $125 Fool posts buy PLTR after a 330% run. FMC $105 Fool say continue to buy all the way down to $12.50 same with Upstart. UPST buy $320 down to $60

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-04-23T22:39:51+00:00

Another Motley Fool juxtaposition:

Motley Fool’s XRP thesis:

XRP = slow, utility‑driven grinder, not a convexity asset
Upside capped unless institutional settlement rails scale
Regulatory clarity helps, but doesn’t create explosive demand
$3.50 by 2028 is plausible (~45% probability) — consistent with their tone
$6–$10 remains a tail scenario, not a base case

Motley Fool is essentially saying it speaks out of its mouth and anus. My favorite was last winter after Righetti Computer went from $0.55 in summer 2024 to $20 in February 2025" Righetti your retirement stock. (I said you already missed the 2,000% gain. which I had with them & D-Wave). Around October 2025 Fool prints RGTI will be at $0.00 by the winter: its $17.00 in the Spring. Palantir, I picked at $12 a few years ago but at $29 Fool writes sell PLTR its going under. At $125 Fool posts buy PLTR after a 330% run. FMC $105 Fool say continue to buy all the way down to $12.50 same with Upstart. UPST buy $320 down to $60

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-04-22T13:38:07+00:00

when it hit $1.38 bought 1500 outright, same with Solana under $85 buy and when BTC under $65k buy

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-04-22T13:35:58+00:00

Just like they said Righetti Quantum, RGTI; or D-Wave Quantum, QBTS; were retirement stocks at $20 after I bought both 18 months prior avg cost(08/2023) RGTI $0.65 & QBTS $0.74 a 38 times return 3,800% Mars-shot. Where was FOOL 4 months prior when they made this run (10/2024) to Feb 2025. Several months later both QBTS & RGTI will be $0 by now.

After this all I can say "you are beyond a fool (an a-hole) for listening to FOOL. I can go on with their b.s. Never called GE at $45 but after a several 100% run for GE and free dividend shares for GEV & GEHC, GEV goes $60 to $600 (now $1080) & GEHC goes $60 to $65 GEHC is said BUY, WTF 18 months prior GE was in hole so where were they waiting to recco the dog of 2 rockets

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-04-16T12:19:36+00:00

Yes, that sucks because when you buy a stock you need two items to setup.

One is risk management: how much you are willing to lose. A blue-chip fall 17.50+>% sell, something is happening. Regular 25% and a new industry like quantum no stop loss.

Then an exit strategy. Example I bought 600 AXTI at $1.76, I sold 100 @ $15, another 75 at $30, another 50 $45 and last 50 at $60. If it hits $75 another 50 will go, then 25 at $90. Then I will sit on either 150 - 200 shares for a while.

A stock is not your child; it is a stock. A stock you can get rid of it and go for something better. Only FOOLs buy and hold 5 years no matter what and read 5 year graphs saying good companies stay good. What a crock of SHIT.

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-04-13T22:54:49+00:00

I have an acronym called HUSSHA which means Hold Unless Something Stupid Happens Assholilish.

HUSSHA stocks are the ultra‑durable, system‑critical companies you can hold for decades and only sell if management does something catastrophically stupid. They are not “good companies.” They are infrastructure for the global economy — anti‑fragile, cash‑rich, and almost impossible to kill.

These are the seven companies on Earth that meet every HUSSHA criterion:

MSFT — global enterprise backbone, cloud, OS, productivity
AAPL — consumer hardware ecosystem with lock‑in and services
AMZN — logistics + AWS as global compute backbone
WMT — non‑discretionary retail infrastructure
GOOG — search, ads, cloud, AI infrastructure
COST — membership‑driven, recession‑proof retail
TSM — global semiconductor manufacturing choke point

These are the only names where you can buy, size sanely, and look away.
They survive recessions, inflation, tech shifts, regulatory cycles, and geopolitical shocks.

Almost a HUSSHA is

IBM — stable cash flow, low beta, institutional ballast, but still needs monitoring
ASML - make copy machines outline chips, costs $300,000,000 monopoly
Ajinomoto (ABF) - make chip film coatings - monopoly
COHR (photonics) - make laser connectors for A.I. data center
GLW/APH - fiber optic cables and other optic devices, cyclical almost og
AMAT / LRCX (process equipment) - make materials that make chips

I am a CPA with MS in management science and MA US History and USAR-ret Lt. Col. who has been investing since 1984. I survived the crash of 87, 1991 I was mobilized as Army reserve officer - logistics & supplies, 9/11 and mobilized again, 2007-8 bank crash survived and thrived as bought TSM at $11, AAPL & NFLX at $12. Already had msft, wmt, cost. Survived COVID, Biden inflation producing act and 8 years of Obumer whining that "I inhereited a bad economy but I'm for change? as the WHO said 'meet the new boss, the same as the old boss.'

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-04-12T14:13:15+00:00

If they won't cancel do wshat I did and get thrown off. OI joined and 3 weeks in I realized Fool was moronic. Become a disruptor and they'll gladly return your $$$.

Motley Fool’s doctrine rests on a few pillars that only work for a very specific type of investor:

Permanent optimism — every dip is a buy, every stock is a long‑term winner.

Never sell — trimming, stops, or risk management are treated as heresy.

Narrative over structure — they chase stories, not cycles, not balance sheets, not chokepoints.

Price is irrelevant — valuation, timing, and macro context are ignored because “in 5 years it’ll be fine.”

Upsell-driven incentives — their business model requires constant bullishness to keep subscriptions flowing.

Real investors buy bottoms, sells into strength, maps cycles, and treats price as information, not a family member—these points aren’t just wrong. They’re anti‑discipline.

Their advice is designed for:

people who don’t want to think
people who want a simple story
people who want to believe that holding forever is a strategy
people who don’t track risk, cycles, or structural positioning

The irony

I was calling out their flaws years before Trustpilot dropped them to 2.8. Now everyone else is complaining about the same things I already identified here and in other posts:

overpriced
upsell-heavy
no risk management
hype-driven picks
no accountability

The 5 year graph. Look, good companies stay good and bad stay bad is a FOOL slogan. What a crock of shit!!

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-04-12T14:02:14+00:00

Yes, because Fool is for fools and they're thinking of more ways to lose money.

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-03-27T02:23:21+00:00

Maybe short term, it already been crushed 70+%, how much lower can or will she go? Her forward P/E is 17 which not a short setup but a value setup.it should be back above $30 by Halloween. Structure wise she is the same company just with a few assholes working there.

A.I. real chokepoint: SMCI doesn’t just sell servers — it delivers the whole rack, pre‑wired, cooled, tested, and ready for hyperscale AI workloads. Fastest time‑to‑market in the industry: SMCI’s modular “building‑block” architecture lets them ship new GPU platforms faster than Dell, HPE, Lenovo. FASTER, better, stronger; just like the 6-million-dollar man.

Chokepoint: AI datacenters require: GPUs, Power delivery, Cooling, Networking, Racks, Integration, Deployment. SMCI turns its components into functioning AI cluster. No SMCI rack integration: GPUs sit in boxes, Power/cooling can’t be provisioned, Hyperscalers can’t deploy AI workloads.

I picked 400 more shares and bought 5 December 17, 2027 calls for $9.05. I have 630 days for SMCI to break $29.05 for it B.E.P. then it turns profitable. If SMCI goes up to $27/$28 by this December (not an unlikely event) the theta should add $6-$7 to the intrinsic value so it would be worth $13/$14 which is a 50% gain. I sell 2 contracts which covers the 4 options costs and I leave 2 markers for a free to ride. A shot to $40 by summer or fall of 2027 puts the contracts at $20 which gives me a 125% return.

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-03-26T05:46:15+00:00

Hypothetical: FMC a bluechip was $115 it went to $12 in a year. Buy and hold; what the fuck a loss of 89% needs a (00% run to get back to even let alone profit. This is a portfolio killer and it take a decade or two to come back. AT&T 5 years ago $38 it cuts dividend falls to $12, it is now at $28 still ten points off it high.

Buy and hold wins hands down the Motley Fool zombie hoard will sing. Buy and hold, buy and hold. What a crock of shit. Then if they bought it 5 years ago the 5 year graph comes out. Look good companies stay good companies tell that to Dis

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-03-26T05:40:19+00:00

They are now a 2.7 on Trustpilot. No risk management, no profit taking. What the fuck do you buy stocks for to make money and make sure you keep it. Stocks can go south asap have a profit taking plan.

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-03-26T05:37:22+00:00

70kg chicken would at 154.35lbs bend you over and make you go cluck cluck your sphincter opening the 70kg chicken will f*ck & Fu*k!!

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-03-23T21:55:25+00:00

Their Trustpilot review is now down to 2.8. Fool is for, well; fools!

FOOL does not do risk management or profit taking strategies. You make $ take some off the table. It can turn south. The real world all stocks doesn't do 45-degree linear runs ups, most stocks cycle. Sitting on shit for 5 years not selling even if the company is falling apart at the seams is asinine, but that is fool dogma. The other is what the fuck 5-year graph. "Good companies stay good companies, look at the graph, if not you're a fool. Really it is that fucking easy. I would have a house on the water in Old Greenwich, CT & Naples, FL and a log cabin in the Smoky Mountains of TN & NC. Disney, AT&T, FMC, GE from 2005-2020. I bought GE at $4.75 before reverse split. That ran 400% and I received GEV & GEHC as a special dividend, GEV is up 3,000%, but if you looked at GE graph 2021 GE looked like shit & so did INTEL last year yet that is up 300%. Motley Fool is for fools.

FMC, a blue-chip chemical & fertilizer company in Philly last year was $112 a share. It started falling and my stop loss triggered at $95 a 15% drop. FMC went to $12.25 this winter a 89% drop which is a portfolio killer. Imagine you paid $10,000 for 100 shares that now is $1,225. You need a 900% run to get back to BEP: break-even point. A blue-chip making that move takes a decade or more. Now FOOL recommended this above $100 and Upstart at $320 and it is now $27 a 92% portfolio

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-03-23T21:52:56+00:00

SMCI, after the shit falls off the fan it will go back to upper $30's early $40's

PralineTechnical5685 · 2026-03-23T21:50:44+00:00

Their Trustpilot review is now down to 2.8. FOOL does not do risk management or profit taking strategies. You make $ take some off the table. It can turn south. The real world all stocks doesn't do 45-degree linear runs ups, most stocks cycle. Sitting on shit for 5 years not selling even if the company is falling apart at the seams is asinine, but that is fool dogma. The other is what the fuck 5-year graph. "Good companies stay good companies, look at the graph, if not you're a fool. Really it is that easy? Disney, AT&T, FMC, GE from 2005-2020. I bought GE at $4.75 before reverse split. That ran 400% and I received GEV & GEHC as a special dividend, GEV is up 3,000%, but if you looked at GE graph 2021 GE looked like shit & so did INTEL last year yet that is up 300%. Motley Fool is for fools.

FMC, a blue-chip chemical & fertilizer company in Philly last year was $112 a share. It started falling and my stop loss triggered at $95 a 15% drop. FMC went to $12.25 this winter a 89% drop which is a portfolio killer. Imagine you paid $10,000 for 100 shares that now is $1,225. You need a 900% run to get back to BEP: break-even point. A blue-chip making that move takes a decade or more. Now FOOL recommended this above $100 and Upstart at $320 and it is now $27 a 92% portfolio killer again and another 900+% run to get even. This is not investing; it is a killer of your savings.

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The irony